CyManII leads in defending nation’s critical infrastructure against cyberattacks with new training facility at Port San Antonio
Jan 31, 2024
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has been selected by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to establish an ecosystem that will promote secure manufacturing strategies across South Texas.
The Secure Manufacturing in South Texas Strategy Development Consortium, funded by a $500,000 Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant, will enable CyManII to take initial steps to develop a Secure Manufacturing Tech Hub that will mature technologies, enhance business competitiveness and grow a skilled workforce in the region.
The Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute (CyManII), led by The University of Texas at San Antonio, today announced plans to establish the Texas Manufacturing x Transformation Hub (TxMx Hub), a new facility to accelerate training and strategic collaborations that safeguard installations and transportation assets operated by U.S. public- and private-sector partners. The training facility is the next step in the shared goal of The University of Texas System, UTSA and CyManII to strengthen America’s cybersecurity workforce by upskilling and reskilling workers.
The $5 million facility, funded the Texas legislature and located at Port San Antonio’s technology innovation campus, will focus on CyManII’s goal of ensuring the preparedness of one million workers by 2026. Through the TxMx Hub, CyManII will provide novel and necessary cybersecurity education, training and certifications for the nation’s manufacturers, focusing on cyber-informed, secure-by-design architectures to assist manufacturers statewide in becoming better protected from, and more resilient against, cyber-attacks.